Yearly Archives: 2009

Christmas 2009

“This is the best Christmas everrrrr!!”  The Girl squealed, more times than I could count.  It was hard to disagree with her. As we sat next to the Christmas tree, surrounded by the shreds of wrapping paper that became victims to their excited frenzy just a few moments before, I thought to myself: It was...

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Crashing Through the Snow! (VIDEO)

This morning the Girl announced that she didn’t feel like going to school. I suspect it had something to do with the fact that it’s the last day of school, it’s one day until Christmas and there’s the tantalizing snow slopes in our backyard inviting us to come sled. It was hard to disagree with...

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Sweet Jamaica

Neither freezing weather, snow storms, treacherous roads or missed flights could have stopped us from going on our trip to Jamaica…and believe me, we encountered all of those obstacles!  Thankfully, we made there and back safely. It was a whirlwind visit so there wasn’t much time to do the “touristy” stuff but since it was...

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Dashing Through the Snow

We had the first snow fall of the season last night!  The first snow fall is always the most beautiful, mainly because we’ve forgotten how annoying snow gets after having to deal with it for months.  The kids apparently forgot too since I woke up to them frolicking in the snow this morning.   Here are...

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Birthday Cliffhanger (SLIDE SHOW)

To celebrate her eighth birthday the Girl wanted to try something other than the usual ho-hum party.  She wanted to do something different. Something a little unusual and…a bit crazy.   The fearless and adventurous Girl announced that she wanted to go rock climbing! Rock climbing??? Yes, that’s what we said too.  The most any...

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Barbie’s Crib Gets an Upgrade

The Girl got an early present for her eighth birthday, something that she’s wanted for a long time — a new Doll House.  It was on the top of her wish list followed by new ear rings and “another” outfit decked out with glitter.  As we do when getting toys for our kids, before they...

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